1987Final results
1987 Democratic primary for Mississippi Senate District 12
Mississippi State Senate · Mississippi
Nevin Sledge (D) won with 75.3% of the vote, defeating Jessie Dennis (D) by 50.6 points.
Nevin SledgeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
75.3%7,975
Jessie DennisDemocrat
24.7%2,618
10,593 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET